Released on October 17, 2000

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[Verse 1: 8Ball]

Larger than life itself, Big Ball the MC

Mad at the world, fuck 'em all if you ask me

Deaf dreamin', fightin' demons in my sleep

I can't fold, cause it's my soul that they seek

They take the weak, quicker than most niggas can speak

I'm a soldier in this shit, fuck with me and see defeat

Hard liquor, and potent dope help a nigga cope

I heard somebody ask why I wrote what I wrote

Lord don't live here no more, that's my explanation

In reality I live the days of revelations

Deep sedation, a thousand feet above the earth

Cursed, I never knew what my own life was worth

Ain't no turnin' back, in deeper than I thought I was

Lookin' for a buzz, that I can't get from drugs

Ridin', cause if you don't ride you die

Ain't no time for bein' fly, ain't no time for askin' why

Dippin' and dodgin', niggas trippin' and flaugin'

Don't believe until my mob invade they secret garden

Right and wrong, fantasy against reality

Me against me, now who will claim victory?


[Chorus]

Got a chip up on my shoulder

And it's got me puffin' doja

It's so hard to get over

But I stay true cause I'm a soldier

Playas love me, suckas hate me

Wanna pull they straps and blaze me

But still I keeps my composure

(And stay high 'til I die) I'm never sober


[Verse 2: Rappin' 4-Tay]

Evil minds linger despite your destination

It's pitiful, critical when murder's the occupation

Went from the projects to four rooms and a loft

50 inch screens, no more triple beams, oh man it cost to be the boss

Confederates, they're still tryin' to frame us

Welcome to lifestyles of the black and famous

We gets deeper than the Beta Breakers

The more we flip the scripture Dubb it's like the more they hate us

Deep as the abyss, more potent than a spliff, catch three strikes you out

No matter how much you makin', no matter how much clout

Livin' in Hell on Earth, just keep your hustle tight

To all my doggs posted, hope you get your paper right

Them late nights and gang fights just keepin' a nigga reminiscin'

Drunker than a motherfucker, takin' a long ass piss

From beanies to bossalinis, we used to struggle

Surprise, right before they eyes all my niggas bubble


[Chorus]

Got a chip up on my shoulder

And it's got me puffin' doja

It's so hard to get over

But I stay true cause I'm a soldier

Playas love me, suckas hate me

Wanna pull they straps and blaze me

But still I keeps my composure

(And stay high 'til I die) I'm never sober


[Verse 3: J-Dubb]

Say I'm a second class citizen in the world we livin' in

Where them dilligent and militant prepare my mind for the real event

Can't fade us or faze us, them black invaders and raiders

KKK'ers is haters and players but never leave they trailors

Niggas is major, I get bread, fuck them fakers

In the mind they wanna rape us, to Hell they wanna take us

Make no mistakers, they got game like the Lakers

With plans to play us, desecrate us, annialate us

Leavin' us breakers, upon rules and laws

And exposin' our flaws, and have us trapped behind bars

With niggas it's hard, whole lives been ripped apart

And shot in the dark, compromisin' with cold hearts

Providin' them foot soldiers, they took us over

And made us slaves in the land of devils, hand to shovel

Now we got a debt to settle, pass the metal

I'm hot as a kettle, 'bout to take it to the next level


[Chorus]

Got a chip up on my shoulder

And it's got me puffin' doja

It's so hard to get over

But I stay true cause I'm a soldier

Playas love me, suckas hate me

Wanna pull they straps and blaze me

But still I keeps my composure

(And stay high 'til I die) I'm never sober